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STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Nov. 05, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- AvestaPolarit's Hot Rolled Plate business unit in Degerfors has received an order for hot rolled plate that will be used to manufacture tanks for a...

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, June 2, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- AvestaPolarit has today informed trade union representatives and employees of its plans to continue rolling at Degerfors Stainless' billet and bar...

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, May 7, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- AvestaPolarit: today marks the end of a 3-year phase in the investment project to more than double the steelmaking and rolling capacity for stainless...

STOCKHOLM, April 10, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- AvestaPolarit has undertaken a review of the timetable for phasing out production of long products at its Degerfors Stainless unit. The closure of the melt...

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, April 4, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Mr. Karri Kaitue, currently Executive Vice President in charge of strategy and business development at AvestaPolarit, has been appointed to succeed...

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, March 14, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- AvestaPolarit today announced the arbitration court appointed by the Central Chamber of Commerce of Finland (Keskuskauppakamari) has today confirmed...

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, March 10, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- In connection with the expansion of AvestaPolarit's Tornio Works, investments of more than EUR 100 million will be made to reduce the environmental...

STOCKHOLM, Feb. 24, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- AvestaPolarit will proceed with a reconditioning of its first stainless steel melting shop in Tornio, now that the new melting shop has been started up. The...

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Feb. 17, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- AvestaPolarit's CEO Ossi Virolainen will retire at the end of May 2003. Pekka Erkkila, currently heading AvestaPolarit's Coil Products Division, has...

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Feb. 17, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- AvestaPolarit: -- Despite the sluggish world economy, demand in stainless steel markets grew in 2002 following the decline in 2001. The...